Dade Co. GA     Jane Cooper--15 Sep 1858--applic. (War with Mexico)
widow of Isaac Cooper
                                      
Submitted by  by D.K. Pritchett dkp@southernmuse.com

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     [DOCUMENT 1 TRANSCRIPT]:
     
     State of Georgia }
     County of Dade }
     
     On this the fifteenth day of September Eighteen hundrd and fifty
     Eight. Personally appeard before me Mark Hale a Justice of the
     Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid duly authorised
     by Law to adminster oaths. Jane Cooper aged fifty five years a
     Resident of the County of Dade & State of Georgia and Post Office
     of Rising Fawn. Who being duly sworn according to Law declares that
     she is the widow of Isaac Cooper Deceased who was a Privet soldier
     in the Company D Command by Captain William D Fullton in the
     Regiment of Georgia [mounted?] volunteers Commanded by Col. Calhoun
     in the war with Mexico and died on the Twenty third day of December
     1847: And that she is the Identical Person who Drew a Pension under
     the act of Congress the 5th of February 1853. At the Rate of Three
     Dollars and fifty Cents p~ month. Commencing on the Twenty fourth
     day of December 1857: at Mobile By Jo~s. Perrine agent for paying
     pensions in the agency of Alabama. That she now makes this
     affadavit for the purpose of obtaining the benefit, of [the?] said
     act of Congress of June 3d 1858 that she has not intermarid but
     Continues to be a widow That she now Resides in the County of Dade
     and State of Georgia and hir Post office is Rising Fawn and has
     Resided there for Two years Past & Previous thereto she Resided in
     the State of Alabama & County of Dekalb
     
     Jane [hir X mark] Cooper
     
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     TRANSCRIPTION NOTES
     
     Transcribed by DKP from an electronic-carbon copy of a handwritten
     document. Fairly legible, but heavily blotted with ink in 2 or 3
     places, and the script is hard to read.
     
     Note: See also Dekalb County, Alabama and Marion County,
     Tennessee--same person, applying in other counties.
     
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     [DOCUMENT 2 TRANSCRIPT]:
     
     State of Georgia }
     County of Dade }
     
     On this the fifteenth day of September Eighteen hundrd and fifty
     Eight. Personally appeared before me Mark Hale a Justice of the
     Peace in and for said County. The Two persons Whoes names are
     undersigned Residents of the County of Dade and State of Georgia
     who being Duly sworn according to Law declared that Mrs Jane Cooper
     is the Identical Person she Reppresents hir self to be from the
     fact that they Knew hir in hir husbands Life time who was Isaac
     Cooper that hir and hir husband Isaac Cooper Lived to gether as
     husband & wife and to be so Reputed and that hir husband went with
     Captain William D [Fullton?] & his Company to the war with Mexico &
     that it was Reported that he [!-- here, 2 or 3 words are obscured
     --!] & died in the year 1847 That they have known hir ever since
     the year 1847 and that she has not maried since and yet Remains the
     widow of the Late Isaac Cooper and that they Knew she Drew a
     Pension at Mobile in the agency of Alabama from the 24th day of
     December 1852 to the Twenty seventh day of December 1857 at the
     Rates of half Pay Three Dollars and fifty Cents p~ month. They swor
     that they are disinterested
     [separate page]
     ...witnesses and that hir signature is genuine written in their
     present,
     
     Alex~r B Hanna
     
     William Blevens
     
     Subscribed and sworn to before me the day and year first above
     written and I hereby Certify that Alex~r B Hanna and William
     Blevens are Credible Witnesses. I also Certify that I am not
     interested in this matter or concerned with the Result thereof
     
     Mark Hale (seal)
     Justice of the Peace
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     State of Georgia}
     Dade County}
     
     I Serug Killion Clerk of the Superior Court of Said County do
     certify that Mark Hale is and was at the time of assigning the
     foregoing Declaration [?] a Justice of the Peace in and for said
     County. duly Elected and Commissioned and that all his acts as such
     is entitled to full faith and Credit and that his Signature is
     genuine
     
     given under my hand and seal of office in Trenton this 17th day of
     September 1858
     
     Serug Killion clk
     Superior Court
     
     [TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Name of clerk--could be Scrug, but looks like
     "Serug."]
     
     Note: See also Dekalb County, Alabama and Marion County,
     Tennessee--same person, applying in other counties.